AIA Conference on Architecture 2017

AIA

A'17,
the AIA Conference on Architecture, is the architecture and design event of the
year. It's about designing a better world. It's about tapping into the
architects and design professionals who are shaping our industry. And it's
about moving our communities, our profession, and ourselves forward.

Join us this April for three days of fast-paced, hard-hitting ideas,
inspiration, education, networking, and innovation from some of the
industry-leading architects, firms, and building product manufacturers.

Agenda

April 27 event

A Conversation with Former First Lady Michelle Obama

Join us for a conversation with former First Lady Michelle Obama. Over
the last eight years Mrs. Obama has worked tirelessly to champion a number of
important initiatives designed to make our world a better place. Initiatives
like Let’s Move!, Let Girls Learn, Reach Higher, and Joining
Forces are changing the national conversation, shifting public perception,
and making a lasting difference.

April 27 keynote

Anticipate Need: Design
That Cares

Four powerful, short-form
talks by Alejandro Aravena, Elizabeth Diller, Francis Kéré, Hon. FAIA, and Michael Murphy, explore how their
work pushes the boundaries of collaborative practice and, in the process,
creates thoughtful architecture that addresses community and society
challenges.

April 28 keynote

Anticipate Challenge: Design That Overcomes

Moderator Michael Bierut leads
kicks off an exciting
conversation presentations with
by Dan Goods and David Delgado, both
artists and NASA visual strategists, and Eve Edelstein, Assoc.
AIA, the research director of Perkins+Will’s Human Experience Lab, followed by
a lively conversation on using the power of creative thinking to
produce extraordinary results and unconventional paths to success.

Amy Cuddy is one of TED’s most popular presenters—her talk
ranks #2 of all time. She’ll wrap up the Conference on Architecture with an
in-depth, inspiring exploration of the power we all possess to anticipate and
influence change.